1. Create your own Wellness Action Plan.MIND have created a template and guidance on completing it.Click HERE for more information.

2. Sign up to the College of Teaching’s #TeachTogether campaign where you will receive a weekly text message with practical support, stories from other teachers, evidence-based advice, and links to optional activities to support your wellbeing. You don’t need to be a member to sign up. Click HERE.

3. Choose a wellbeing podcast to listen to. The Mental HealthFoundation has a good choice. Click HERE for their library.

4. Mindfulness In Schools Project hold daily mindful Sit Togethersvia Zoom at 11am and also on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.30pm. Join in with your whole family! Click HERE.

5. Follow @ActionPotential on Twitter Daily at 3pm, you can hear about the 12 Rocks of Wellbeing. Every Wednesday duringlockdown there’s a ‘12 Rocks Webinar’ focusing on 1 Rock, itsimportance for our mental health and how to get more of that rock in our lives. To join, click HERE and enter this password: 801344

6. Download an app such as Calm or Insight Timer for access to guided meditations and relaxation exercises and general advice on wellness.

7. The NHS also recommend a plethora of apps to support mental health. Find them HERE.

8. Set up a book or film club with your friends or colleagues. Click HERE for a ‘how to’ guide to setting one up.

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10. Work through the Hays online Wellbeing modules on aspectssuch as mindfulness, prioritisation, yoga and resilience. Talk to yourHeadteacher about signing the school up. Click HERE for moreinformation.

11. Create a gratitude journal. Finding things to be grateful for even when times are tough has been proven to increase levels ofhappiness and wellbeing. You can find online versions or treatyourself to a really nice notebook and write down three things youare grateful for every day/week.

12. Create a Whatsapp group for your staff community and shareinspiration, encouragement or just uplifting photos, such as amusingpictures of your pets!

13. Remember to exercise. The Body Coach has lots of onlineworkouts: click HERE or, if that’s a bit strenuous, try an online yogaclass such as Yoga with Adriene: click HERE

14. If you need to talk to someone, then please use our Employee Assisted Programme facility, which is a free confidential helpline provided by Health Assured for all staff. They also provide a counselling service too. There are 3 methods of contacting Health Assured to get support:• 24 hours, 365 days of the year helpline, call 0800 028 0199• Website – www.healthassuredeap.com (The logon details for all is Username: summit - Password: learning)• Mobile app – health e-hub which can be downloaded from your

provider’s app store. If logon details are required they are the same as for the website

Health Assured may also be able to help people to find out aboutinformation for elderly relatives and financial information, as well as the

latest updated information on Covid19.

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MAKE IT A HABIT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.CHECK THE BOXES OF THE ACTIVITIES YOU DO EACH DAY

o MAKE A SCHEDULE / HAVE A ROUTINE

o TRY / LEARN SOMETHING NEW

o WRITE A GRATITUDE LIST

o TELEPHONE A FRIEND FOR A CATCH-UP

o EAT HEALTHILY

o HAVE A 24-HOUR SOCIAL MEDIA

o DETOX

o MEDITATE

o GET ENOUGH SLEEP

o READ A BOOK

o PRACTICE DEEP BREATHING

o LISTEN TO MUSIC

o EXERCISE / TAKE A BRISK WALK

o DRINK ENOUGH WATER

o VISUALISE A POSITIVE FUTURE

o SPEND TIME OUTDOORS IN NATURE

o HAVE A MINI PAMPER SESSION

o CUDDLE A PET

o LET GO OF A WORRY

o RELAX

Be kind to your mind.

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